Shot Talks
Craft-focused conversations with leading filmmakers exploring the process and inspiration behind their work.
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Shot Talk – BEEF: Season 2 with DP James Laxton, ASC
DP James Laxton, ASC shares how he drew inspiration from Martin Parr’s photography, became the first DP to shoot a long form series on the ARRI ALEXA 265, and shaped the distinctive visual language of BEEF Season 2.
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Shot Talk – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere with Dir. Scott Cooper & Editor Pamela Martin
From working closely with Bruce Springsteen during production, to uncovering emotional truth in the edit, Scott and Pamela breakdown their process in creating this powerful biopic.
Shot Talk – One Battle After Another with DP Michael Bauman & Producer Sara Murphy
Michael and Sara discuss resurrecting the long-dormant VistaVision format as well as working on set without last looks or monitors on the Oscar-winning Best Picture One Battle After Another.
Shot Talk – Sinners with DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC
Lawrence Sher, ASC and Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC discuss the Oscar-winning film Sinners, from the “twinning” process with Michael B. Jordan to the creative strategies behind the film’s remarkable oner.
Shot Talk – Interview with DP Don Burgess, ASC
Learn how Don got his start in Hollywood, what he believes is the key to the success of his partnership with Robert Zemeckis, and the advice he has always carried with him on every set.
Shot Talk – Emilia Pérez with DP Paul Guilhaume, AFC
We discuss how Paul and director Jacques Audiard approached choreography and filming key musical numbers in this award-winning musical.
Shot Talk – The Fire Inside with Dir. Rachel Morrison, ASC & DP Rina Yang, BSC
From discussing how Rachel used her cinematography experience to inform her directing, to how Rina lit 360 environments for tracking shots, the duo dive into how they brought this incredible true story to life.
Shot Talk – Nickel Boys with DP Jomo Fray
Jomo Fray dives into the difficulties of filming an entire film in first-person perspective and offers an inside look at the creative journey he went on to bring this emotional film to life with RaMell Ross.
Shot Talk – Rez Ball with Dir. Sydney Freeland & DP Kira Kelly, ASC
Sydney and Kira have an in-depth conversation about how they tackled filming intense multi-cam basketball scenes in a limited shooting window for the Netflix film Rez Ball.
Shot Talk – Alien Romulus with Dir. Fede Álvarez & DP Galo Olivares
Lawrence Sher, ASC chats with Fede and Galo about how they based the visual style for this installment on earlier Alien films, as well as the complexities of shooting zero-gravity scenes.